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Umphukane wesisu, obizwa nangokuthi umdlavuza wesisu, kwenzeka lapho amaseli ekuqaleni kwesisu sakho ekhula ngokungaphatheki futhi akha isibopho. Lolu hlobo lomdlavuza luthuthuka kancane eminyakeni eminingi, ngokuvamile luqala njengenguquko encane ekuqaleni kwesisu okungenzeka lingabangeli izimpawu ngokushesha.
Nakuba umdlavuza wesisu wawuvame kakhulu ngaphambili, amanani ewele kakhulu emazweni amaningi phakathi kwamashumi eminyaka adlule. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi uma kubanjwe ngokushesha, izinketho zokwelapha zivame ukuba nemiphumela emihle kakhulu.
Umphukane wesisu uqala lapho amaseli avamile ekuqaleni kwesisu sakho eba ngamaseli angavamile futhi eqala ukwanda ngokungaphatheki. Isisu sakho yisikhwama samatha ehlala esiswini sakho esiphezulu futhi sisiza ekweluleni ukudla ngokukhiqiza ama-acid nama-enzyme.
Iningi lomdlavuza wesisu luqala e-mucosa, okuyilapho izingxenye ezikuqaleni zodonga lwesisu lakho. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, la maseli omdlavuza angakhula ngokujulile odongeni lwesisu futhi angasabalala ezihlabathini eziseduze noma kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho.
Uhlobo oluvamile kakhulu yi-adenocarcinoma, emele cishe u-90-95% yomdlavuza wesisu wonke. Lo mdlavuza uthuthukela kumaseli akhiqiza i-mucus namanye amafutha ekuqaleni kwesisu sakho.
Umdlavuza wesisu oqalayo ngokuvamile awubangeli izimpawu ezibonakalayo, kungakho kungaba nzima ukuwubona ezigabeni zawo zokuqala. Uma izimpawu zivele, zingaba zimbi futhi zingazizwa njengezinkinga ezivamile zesisu.
Nazi izimpawu ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Abanye abantu bangase babe nezimpawu ezingavamile njengokunzima ukugwinya, ukugabha njalo, noma ukuzwa ukudla kunamathele. Lezi zimpawu zingase zikhule kancane kancane futhi zingase ziye ziye ngezikhathi ezithile ekuqaleni.
Khumbula, lezi zimpawu zingabangelwa izimo eziningi ezingesona isikweletu. Noma kunjalo, uma ubona ezinye zalezi zimpawu zihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa, kubalulekile ukuxoxa nodokotela wakho.
Kunezinhlobo eziningi zomdlavuza wesisu, ezihlukaniswe ngokusekelwe ohlotsheni lwamaseli lapho umdlavuza uqala khona. Ukuqonda lezi zinhlobo kusiza odokotela ukuthi banqume indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu yilowo nalowo muntu.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
I-Adenocarcinoma ingahlehliswa kube ngezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko ngokusekelwe ekutheni amaseli omdlavuza abonakala kanjani ngaphansi komkhiqizo. Uhlobo lwezimpondo luthambekele ekukhuleni kancane futhi lunethemba elikhulu, kuyilapho uhlobo olukhanyayo lungasakazeka ngokushesha ngokusebenzisa udonga lwesisu.
Umdlavuza wesisu uqala lapho okuthile kulimaza i-DNA kumaseli esisu, kubangela ukukhula okungajwayelekile. Nakuba singazi ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi yini ebangela lesi shintsho, abacwaningi baye baqaphela izinto eziningi ezingandisa ingozi yakho.
Imbangela ebaluleke kakhulu ukutheleleka ngebhaktheriya ebizwa ngeHelicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Le bhaktheriya evamile ingaphila esiswini sakho iminyaka eminingi, ibangela ukuvuvukala okuqhubekayo okungase ekugcineni kube yimbangela yomdlavuza kwabanye abantu.
Ezinye izimbangela ezibalulekile zihlanganisa:
Ukudla nezimo zokuphila nawo adlala indima. Ukudla ukudla okuningi okunosawoti, okubetshiwe, noma okugayiwe kungase kukhulise ingozi, kuyilapho ukudla okunomsoco wezithelo nemifino ehlanzekile kubonakala kuvikela.
Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi ukuba nezinto ezingozi akusho ukuthi uzophumelela ngokuqinisekile umdlavuza wesisu. Abantu abaningi abanazo izinto ezingozi abazuzeli lesi sifo, kuyilapho abanye abangenazo izinto ezingozi ezaziwayo bezuza.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu zesisu eziqhubekayo isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili, ikakhulu uma zikuphazamisa impilo yakho yansuku zonke. Ukubheka kusenesikhathi kungasiza ekutholeni izimo ezilawuleka futhi kunikeze ukuthula kwengqondo.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu ezinkulu ezilandelayo:
Ungalindi uma unemlando womndeni womdlavuza wesisu bese uthola noma yiziphi izimpawu zesisu. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthola ukuthi kuyadingeka yini ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo futhi anikeze ukunakekelwa okufanele.
Khumbula, iningi lezingqinamba zesisu alulona umdlavuza, kodwa ukuhlolwa kwezimpawu ngokushesha kuvumela ukwelashwa okuhle kwanoma yisiphi isimo esingase sibe khona.
Izinto eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okuthola umdlavuza wesisu, yize ukuba nalezi zingozi akusho ukuthi uzothola leyo gciwane. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kungakusiza wenze izinqumo ezilwemi mayelana nempilo yakho.
Izingozi ezibaluleke kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izimo zezofuzo zikhuphula nezingozi, kufaka phakathi i-hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome ne-Lynch syndrome. Lezi yizimo ezingavamile ezihambele emindenini.
Ukuvezwa emsebenzini okuthile, njengokusebenza ngamalahle, insimbi, noma irabha, kungase futhi kukhuphule kancane ingozi. Noma kunjalo, ukuxhumana akuqinile njengoba kunjengoba kunjengokunye okunye okubangela ingozi.
Umkhuhlane wesisu ungabangela izinkinga ezihlukahlukene, ikakhulu uma ungabonakali futhi ungaphathwa ngokushesha. Ukuqonda lezi zinkinga ezingaba khona kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphele ukuthi nini kufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Izingozi ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu bangase futhi bathuthukise ukwakheka kwamanzi esiswini, okuthiwa yi-ascites, okuholela ekukhuleni nasekucasukeni. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka ezinyathelweni eziphambili zesifo.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi eziningi zalezi zinkinga zingaphathwa ngokwelashwa okufanele. Iqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo lizokulandelela lezi zinkinga futhi linikeze ukunakekelwa okusekayo ukuze kusizakale ukugcina ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho phakathi nokwelashwa.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimba zonke izimo zomdlavuza wesisu, kunezinyathelo eziningi ongazithatha ukuze unciphise ingozi yakho kakhulu. Ezinye zezindlela zibandakanya ukukhetha indlela yokuphila okuzuzisa impilo yakho yonke.
Nazi izindlela ezisebenzayo kakhulu zokuvimbela:
Ukudla ukudla okunamavithamini C amaningi, njengezithelo eziningi ze-citrus nezimifino eziluhlaza, kungase kunikeze isivikelo eyengeziwe. Amanye ama-study abonisa ukuthi ukusebenzisa itiye oluhlaza kungase futhi kusize ekuqedeni ingozi.
Uma unezimo ezinjengogastritis ehlala njalo noma ama-polyps esiswini, ukusebenzisana nodokotela wakho ukuze uphathe lezi zimo kahle kungakusiza ekuqedeni ingozi yomdlavuza wakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukuxilongwa komdlavuza wesisu kuvame ukubandakanya izinyathelo eziningi, kuqale ngodokotela wakho ebuza ngezimpawu zakho nomlando wakho wezokwelapha. Inqubo yenzelwe ukuba iphelele ngenkathi ilungile ngangokunokwenzeka kuwe.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzoqala ngokuhlolwa komzimba, ahlole izimpawu ezinjengamasosele ahlutshiwe noma amanzi esiswini sakho. Uzabuza nemibuzo eminingiliziwe mayelana nezimpawu zakho, umlando womndeni, nanoma yiziphi izingozi ongazibeka kuzo.
Izivivinyo eziyinhloko zokuxilonga zihlanganisa:
Uma kutholakala umdlavuza, ezinye izivivinyo zisiza ekuqondeni isigaba, esichaza ukuthi umdlavuza usakaze kangakanani. Ulwazi olukhulu ekucenzeni uhlelo lokwelapha oluphumelelayo.
Lonke inqubo yokuxilonga ivame ukuthatha amasonto ambalwa. Iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizokucacisela ngokuvivinywa ngakunye futhi likusize ukuqonda ukuthi yini okulindelekile kuzo zonke izigaba.
Ukuphathwa komdlavuza wesisu kuncike ezintweni eziningi, kufaka phakathi isigaba somdlavuza, indawo, nokuthi impilo yakho iphilile kangakanani. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizokusebenza nawe ukudala uhlelo lokwelapha oluqondene nawe oluhlinzeka ngethuba elihle kakhulu lokuba uphumelele.
Ukuhlinzwa kuvame ukuba yilona ukwelashwa olukhulu lomdlavuza wesisu olungakasakazwa kakhulu. Uhlobo lokuhlinzwa kuncike lapho umdlavuza ukhona nokuthi mkhulu kangakanani.
Ezinye zezinketho zokwelapha ezivamile zifaka:
Kubantu abanesifo somdlavuza esisezingeni lokuqala, izindlela zokwelapha ezingathinti kakhulu zingase zibe khona, ezihilela ukunqunywa okuncane kanye nezinkathi zokutamba ezikhulu. Umdlavuza ophambili ungase udinga izindlela zokwelapha eziningi.
Iqembu lakho lokwelapha ngokuvamile lihlanganisa ochwepheshe bokuhlinzwa, ochwepheshe be-oncology yezokwelapha, ochwepheshe be-oncology yemisebe, nabanye ochwepheshe abasebenza ndawonye ukuhlela ukunakekelwa kwakho. Bazonikeza futhi ukunakekelwa okusekayo ukulawula imiphumela emibi nokugcina ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho.
Ukuphatha umdlavuza wesisu ekhaya kuhilela ukunakekela impilo yakho yomzimba nengqondo ngenkathi usekela ukwelashwa kwakho kwezokwelapha. Izinqumo ezincane zansuku zonke zingenza umehluko omkhulu endleleni ozizwa ngayo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Ukudla kubaluleke kakhulu uma ubhekene nomdlavuza wesisu. Ungase udinga ukudla ukudla okuncane, okuvamile, futhi ukhethe ukudla okulula ukuqeda nokunempilo.
Nawa amasu okulawula ekhaya awusizo:
Gcina ulandelela izimpawu zakho nemiphumela emibi encwadini. Ulwazi olufana nolu lusiza iqembu lakho lezempilo ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa uma kudingeka.
Ungangabazi ukuxhumana neqembu lakho lezokwelapha ngemibuzo noma ukukhathazeka. Bakhona ukuze bakusekele kuzo zonke izinyathelo zohambo lwakho lokwelashwa.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho yedokotela kungakusiza ukuba wenze kakhulu isikhathi sakho ndawonye futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi uthola ulwazi oludingayo. Ukuzilungiselela kancane kuya kakhulu ekutheni ube nemihlangano enenzuzo.
Qala ngokubhala zonke izimpawu zakho, kufaka phakathi ukuthi zaqala nini nokuthi yini eyenza zibe ngcono noma zimbi. Ngisho nemininingwane ebonakala incinci ingase ibaluleke ekuxilongweni kwakho.
Nanku okumele ukulethe nokulungiselela:
Cabanga ngezinhloso zakho ngesikhathi sokuqokwa. Ingabe ufuna ukuqonda kangcono ukuxilongwa kwakho, ufunde ngezinketho zokwelashwa, noma uxoxe ngokulawula izimpawu? Tshela udokotela wakho ukuthi yini ebaluleke kakhulu kuwe.
Ungakhathazeki ngokubuza imibuzo eminingi kakhulu. Iqembu lakho lezempilo lifuna ukuthi uqonde isimo sakho futhi uzizwe ukhululekile ngecebo lakho lokunakekelwa.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ngomdlavuza wesisu ukuthi ukutholwa kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa kuthuthukisa kakhulu imiphumela. Nakuba lokhu kuxilongwa kungase kuzwakale kukhulu, intuthuko ekwelapheni yenze umdlavuza wesisu ulawuleka kakhulu kunakuqala.
Izimpawu eziningi zomdlavuza wesisu zingabangelwa izimo ezivamile, ezingelona umdlavuza. Noma kunjalo, izimpawu eziqhubekayo isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha, ikakhulukazi uma unezingozi ezinjengokuqanduseka kwe-H. pylori noma umlando womndeni womdlavuza wesisu.
Izindlela zokuvimbela ezinjengokwelapha ukutheleleka kwe-H. pylori, ukudla ukudla okunempilo okunamaqabunga nemifino, nokugwema ukubhema kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho. Uma uthola umdlavuza wesisu, khumbula ukuthi izinketho zokwelapha ziyaqhubeka zithuthuka, futhi abantu abaningi baqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo ngemuva kokwelashwa.
Iqembu lakho lezempilo yilona elihle kakhulu lokuthola ulwazi oluqondene nawe kanye nokusekelwa. Unganqikazi ukubuza imibuzo, ufuna imibono yesibili uma kudingeka, futhi ucindezele ukusekelwa komndeni, abangane, nezinhlangano zokusekela umdlavuza kulo lonke uhambo lwakho.
Iningi lomdlavuza wesisu alidluliselwa ngqo, kodwa ukuba nomlando womndeni kungandisa ingozi yakho. Cishe i-10% yomdlavuza wesisu ihlotshaniswa nezimo zezofu zomdlavuza ezidluliselwa ezizukulwaneni njengomdlavuza wesisu ophazamisayo owadluliselwa ezizukulwaneni. Uma amalungu amaningi omndeni ebe nomdlavuza wesisu, ikakhulukazi ebuntwaneni, ukwelulekwa ngokuzalwa kungasiza ekuqondeni ingozi yakho nasekuxoxeni ngezinketho zokuhlola.
Yebo, abantu abaningi baphila ngomdlavuza wesisu, ikakhulukazi uma utholakala ekuqaleni. Izinga lokuphila iminyaka emihlanu liyahlukahluka kuye ngesigaba sokutholakala. Uma umdlavuza wesisu utholakala ngaphambi kokuba usakaze ngaphandle kwesisu, amazinga okuphila aphakeme kakhulu. Ngisho noma kunomdlavuza ophambili, ukwelashwa kuvame ukusisiza abantu baphile isikhathi eside futhi bagcine ikhwalithi yokuphila enhle.
Gxila ekugwemeni ukudla okungakucasula isisu sakho noma okubenza izimpawu zibe zimbi. Lokhu kuvame ukufaka ukudla okunoshukela, ukudla okunomsoco kakhulu njengomango noma amatamatisi, utshwala, i-caffeine, nokudla okushisa kakhulu noma okubandayo. Ukudla okuthuthukisiwe, okunosawoti, noma okubhekiwe kufanele futhi kunciphise. Esikhundleni salokho, khetha ukudla okuthambile, okungathandeki, okunomsoco oluhle okulula ukulihlanza futhi kusize ukugcina amandla akho phakathi nokwelashwa.
Umhlaza wesisu ngokuvamile ukhula kancane iminyaka eminingi, ngokuvamile uqala njengenguquko engaphambi komdlavuza ekuqaleni kwesisu. Noma kunjalo, uma umdlavuza usuqalile, isivinini sokusabalala singahlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo lomdlavuza nezici zomuntu. Amanye ama-type akhula kancane, kuyilapho amanye angasabalala ngokushesha. Ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokuphathwa kubalulekile kungakhathaliseki izinga lokukhula.
Yebo, umdlavuza wesisu ngokuvamile ungaphiliswa, ikakhulukazi uma utholakala ezingeni lokuqala ngaphambi kokuba usabalale ngaphandle kwesisu. Ukuhlinzwa kokususa umdlavuza, ngezinye izikhathi kuhlanganiswe ne-chemotherapy noma ukukhanya, kungasusa isifo ngokuphelele. Ngisho nasezimeni eziphambili, ukwelashwa ngezinye izikhathi kungafinyelela ekuphumuleni isikhathi eside. Isimo sakho somuntu siqu siyacishe sibe ngezici eziningi ongoloji yakho engakhuluma nawe ngemininingwane.
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